FIRE crews tackled a blaze in a four-storey block of flats which left one woman hospitalised today. A woman was rushed to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary by paramedics after suffering smoke inhalation in the fire on Buchanan Street in Edinburgh. Firefighters used a high pressure hose reel and breathing gear to extinguish the flames. Three fire [...]
A FIREBUG who torched a brand new £45,000 Porsche sent the owner a warning text before the attack. Police were called to Kennoway, Fife, in the early hours after the luxury German car was deliberately set on fire. The charcoal-coloured motor – which is capable of 160mph – was destroyed in the attack. The Porsche [...]
A BIG-hearted Scots pensioner has single-handedly sent 355 parcels packed with snacks, toiletries and other goodies to British soldiers fighting in Afghanistan. But Jan Milne, 82, has sent so many of the packages she has run out of names of squaddies to send them to. The generous Fifer is inviting anyone with a son or [...]
THE National Museum of Scotland has welcomed its millionth visitor, less than four months after re-opening. The landmark figure has been achieved eight months ahead of predictions, and outstrips the previous record figure for a full year. The Museum’s highest attendance then was 833,324 visits in 2007/08, the year before it partially closed for redevelopment. [...]
A WASTE management firm has been fined £27,000 for dumping controlled materials and burning toxic waste. Michael Carrigan junior, operating as AMC Salvage Recovery, pled guilty at Airdrie Sheriff Court on 26 October 2011, to two charges under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. He admitted disposing of waste – motor vehicles, vehicle parts, lead acid [...]
A CRITICALLY endangered baby angel shark which was born prematurely last week is progressing well according to zoologists at Deep Sea World, Scotland’s national aquarium. The 15-centimetre-long pup, which was born on Friday, is the first angel shark to have been born in captivity in the UK. It’s currently being looked after in a special [...]
SCROOGE council chiefs in Scotland’s Capital want to scrap breakfasts for homeless people staying in the city’s B&B’s – just before Christmas. Edinburgh City Council bosses have sent a letter to the city’s homeless saying they want to save cash – and intend to leave the most important meal of the day off the menu. [...]
EDINBURGH Zoo’s eagerly-awaited pandas will be captured on CCTV and streamed to online fans – but the bears’ boudoir will be strictly off-limits. To spare the blushes of the creatures, the indoor area of the £300,000 enclosure will not be available for nosey Panda watchers to view online. And that means if the bracing Scottish [...]
A TOP-of-the range sports car has been destroyed after being torched in a driveway in Fife. The Porsche Boxter, which is worth up to £46,000, was set on fire in the between 2.30am and 3am this morning (Thurs). Fire crews rushed to the house, in Halfield Gardens in Kennoway, and were able to put out [...]
A SCOTS soldier stationed inKenyawas rushed to hospital after being dragged from his sleeping bag by a Hyena. Private Steven Wishart had been in the African country for three weeks when the beast attacked him. Fellow soldiers from the exercise yard at the British Army’s Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) were able to save the 25-year-old. [...]
AN ELDERLY man was assaulted and robbed as he made his way home along a city street. The 78-year-old who walks with a Zimmer frame attacked as he made his way along Easter Road in Edinburgh at around 12.20am today. The suspect was standing in a garden on the route and punched the pensioner as [...]
A TEENAGER is in a serious condition after being found injured in a city street. Police were called Caird Avenue in Dundee at around 6.35am today following reports of a man lying seriously injured in the street. The youth was taken by ambulance toNinewellsHospitalwhere he is understood to be in a serious condition. Police are [...]
FIREFIGHTERS are battling a blaze at a disused printing works, though the danger of a collapsing roof means they can’t enter the burning building. Relief crews have been called in after firefighters first rushed to the scene at 1.55am today. The fire service said 32 firefighters were attending the blaze, at Young Street in West [...]
PLANS to create a giant “solar meadow” have been unveiled by a Scottish college. Education bosses want to turn a one acre site, adjacent to Jewel & Esk College’s Midlothian Campus, into a large-scale solar energy generator with up to 800 solar panels. They hope the £300,000 project will make the college self-sufficient with electricity [...]
HEALTH CHIEFS are denying a dedicated nurse life-prolonging treatment – because they say she has the wrong type of cancer. Anna Flaws was given the devastating news that she was suffering from oesophageal cancer in November. But despite a letter from her doctor recommending she receive the drug Herceptin, the NHS say she cannot have [...]
THE director of one of Scotland’s largest independent courier firms has managed to avoid falling victim to a TV prank by managing to hustle the hustlers. Jerry Stewart found himself the centre of a scam orchestrated by BBC3’s hit show, The Real Hustle yet was able to avoid falling pray to the team’s plans after [...]
A SCOTTISH student and the French climber who saved his life at 10,000ft have been reunited in a chance encounter. Harry Holmes, 19, narrowly escaped death in a climbing accident in the French Alps this summer which claimed the life of his best friend. The Edinburgh University geography student was plucked to safety by helicopter [...]
A WOMAN was sexually assaulted as she jogged through a city park. The 21-year-old was attacked close to the tennis courts on Edinburgh’s Meadows between 6.50pm and 7pm yesterday (Tues). Her assailant grabbed her from behind and forced her to the ground where he sexually assaulted her. However she was able to fight the man [...]
VIRTUOSO violinist Nicola Benedetti today received an Honorary Degree at the University of Edinburgh. Classical music star Ms Benedetti, currently riding high in the charts with her fifth CD Italia, will received a Doctor of Music at a ceremony in the McEwan Hall. Scots-born Ms Benedetti, who is proud of her Italian heritage, is a [...]